Women and Youth Empowerment
Women and youth are made up of close to eighty percent (80%) of the Ghanaian population most of whom invariably depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.
Agriculture and Food Security
Agriculture is the linchpin for approximately 70% of the 20 million Ghanaians, providing employment, food security for domestic consumption and cash crops for the local and export markets, and raw materials for local industry.
Climate Action and Environmental Sustainability
There is no doubt that the impacts of climate change are beginning to manifest on the entire globe and particularly on developing countries that are relatively vulnerable.
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions exist in a range of settings, from farm households to permanent homes in villages, towns and in large cities.
Making Water Safe to Drink and Use
Promoting safe water through Asdev’s Clean Water System (CWS), which allows individuals, farmers and school children to treat and safely store water in homes, farms and in schools.
Improving Hygiene and Sanitation
Improving the efficacy, sustainability, and integration of hygiene and sanitation interventions among the rural poor communities and it’s available institutions such as schools.
Controlling and Eliminating Disease
Identifying WASH-related factors needed to control or eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), like trachoma, and intestinal worm infections, which impact hundreds of millions of people around some villages in Ghana.
Identifying and Characterizing Diseases
Over the years till date, the foundation in collaboration with the Ghana health service in Gushegu has been at the forefront of Investigating the causes of illness, such as diarrhea, to provide urgently needed health data for decision making.
Educating and Training farmers and community volunteers about Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Asdev collaborates with other health institutions in Developing model programs and materials for public health staff training of trainers to train community volunteers in beneficiary communities for the promotion of good health in their communities.